Pencil-holder.



No. 769,951. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

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Patented September 13, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. LINDBERG, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 769,951, dated September 13, 1904.

Applicationfiled March 28, 1904:.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. LINDBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented anew and useful Pencil-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved device by which a pencil or pen or similar article can be held in place in a pocket, in a book, or in other locations.

.To this end this invention consists of the device described and claimed in this specification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, referring to which Figure l is a view of a pencil held in place Fig. 2 is a view of a pencil with my device applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a View of the device applied to a larger pencil, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my device.

A pencil-holder constructed according to this invention consists of a spiral of wire one end of whichis extended out and bent back, with a loop at its extreme end, thereby forming an arm shaped to spring normally to a position to engage the pencil when in place in the spiral to form a clamp, and the other end of which spiral is extended and formed into a loop, so that by manipulating the two ends of the wire the spiral can be uncoiled for the insertion of the pencil.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, A designates the spiral spring. One end thereof is extended out, as at a, and is then bent back, as at 6. and its extreme end is formed into a loop 0, thus forming a spring-arm. The other Serial No. 200,257. (No model.)

end of the spiral spring A is extended out and formed into a loop, as at (Z.

The pencil or other article 1? is inserted into the spiral, as shown in Fig. 2, so that'the extending spring-arm forms, with the pencil, a clamp whereby the device may be used to hold the pencil or other article in place in the pocket, as shown in Fig. 1, or in a book by causing the spring-arm to clamp a few leaves thereof between the same and the pencil.

By manipulating the ends of the spiral so as to turn the same relatively to each other, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, the spiral can be opened to fit different-sized pencils. For example, the device may be used on a small pencil, as shown in Fig. 2, or on a large copying-pencil, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A pencil-holder consisting of a spiral spring of wire, one end of which is extended out, bent down and then formed with a loop at its extreme end thereby forming an arm shaped to spring normally to position to engage the pencil when in place in the spiral to form a clamp, and the other end of which spiral spring is extended out and formed-into a loop whereby by manipulating the two loops the spiral can be uncoiled for the insertion of the pencil.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. LINDBERG. Witnesses:

PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE, LoUIs W. SOUTHGATE. 

